Chandigarh: A Separate Intelligence Unit Introduced to Investigate Each Taxpayer’s GST Compliance

Under the surveillance of Chandigarh tax administration, a separate Intelligence Unit has been set up centric to issues like tax evasion, GST and revenue collection. The newly constituted intelligence department will work primarily towards curbing tax evasion from the grounds of Chandigarh. Collaborating with the Excise and Taxation Department, the Intelligence will investigate every aspect of tax evasion and GST revenues Tax officials lay a bad trip on B2C sales as a major reason behind emanation of government revenue that comes in the form of goods and services tax (GST). Read More on behalf of the tax administration.

The intelligence includes a total of six influentials who will come together every week to discuss and prepare a report on tax-related issues. Related to the registered firms, companies and dealers, the intelligence team will maintain the tax-related records which will be a prime resource in their investigation on tax evasion New GST (Goods and Services Tax) return forms have been proposed which are ready to bring an end to the most popular and widely used tax evasion method which is “claiming rebate for the tax that was not paid in the first place”.Read More. This team of six includes two CA from AETC Excise and Taxation Department, ETO GST, Advocate Ajay Jagga and a Chartered Accountant firm.

The inclusion of the Intelligence Department in tax administration means that the Excise and Taxation Department will now be able to keep an eye on the firms, dealers and companies operating in Chandigarh and have a descriptive of their previous tax compliance. An add on to the services offered by this newly formed Intelligence unit, the team will extend complete information related to GST compliance to companies and individuals and also update them about the new policies issued by the Central Government from time to time. This will enlighten the taxpayers related to the policies of GST and in turn enhance GST revenue.

AETC RK Choudhary claimed that the intelligence department will contribute to finding out the unscrupulous taxpayers whose activities stimulate tax evasion in Chandigarh. The department will also verify the GST returns to be paid every month and to fulfill the purpose they have appointed two CAs in the team. If the department encounters any such case of tax evasion then the detailed reports will go directly to the administration who will further look upon the case and put charges as per GST Act Rules.

At present, there are approx 27,036 dealers dwelling in Chandigarh filing GSTR 3B return Get the step by step solution of common errors that occur on the official GST portal. Also, we solved GSTR 3B & GSTR 1 major issues for taxpayers. Read More. They are under the scrutiny of the Intelligence Department who will monitor the GST paid by the dealers and also the overall GST revenue collected by the tax administration in Chandigarh. Revealed by the previous statistics, in the last eight months Excise and Taxation Department Chandigarh has accumulated Rs. 845.31 Crore revenue from the tax. Excise and Taxation Department accumulating Rs. 110 Crore per month by the means of tax collection has challenged itself by setting the target of Rs. 1500 Crore tax collection from the entire Union Territory (Chandigarh). The administration has already received Rs. 900 Crore by means of GST revenue and has to earn Rs. 600 Crore more in the next four months.